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Bulgarian parliament approves additional weapons to Ukraine to aid in its war with Russia
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament Wednesday approved the provision of additional military aid to Ukraine in its war with Russia. At a closed-door meeting, lawmakers voted 141-40, with three abstentions, in favor of supplying Ukraine with defective surface-to-air...
Bulgaria to purchase US Stryker combat vehicles and related equipment
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s government has approved the purchase of U.S.-made Stryker combat vehicles to modernize the country’s land forces and bring them in line with NATO standards. The decision, announced Friday by the government’s press office, followed the...
Bulgaria expels a Russian and 2 Belarusian clerics accused of spying for Moscow
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria is expelling one Russian and two Belarusian nationals for carrying out activities against Bulgaria’s national security and interests, authorities said on Thursday. The country’s agency for national security said in a press release that the three...
Farmers across Bulgaria protest against Ukrainian grain as EU divide grows
PERNIK, Bulgaria (AP) — Farmers across Bulgaria protested Monday after the government lifted a ban on food products from Ukraine, complaining that the move will cause an influx that drives down prices for local growers. Hundreds of farmers around the country converged in their...
Ukraine fires 6 deputy defense ministers as heavy fighting continues in the east
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Six Ukrainian deputy defense ministers were fired Monday following the dismissal two weeks ago of Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov in a corruption scandal, officials said, as heavy fighting against Russian forces continued in the east. Russia claimed to have...
Severe flooding in Greece leaves at least 6 dead and 6 missing, villages cut off
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Widespread flooding in central Greece left at least six people dead, six missing and dozens trapped, with severe rainstorms feeding raging torrents that burst dams, washed away roads and bridges, hurled cars into the sea and left large areas without power or drinking water....
The death toll from fierce storms and flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria has risen to 14
ISTANBUL (AP) — The death toll from severe rainstorms that lashed parts of Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria increased to 14 on Wednesday after rescue teams in the three neighboring countries recovered seven more bodies. A flash flood at a campsite in northwestern Turkey near the border...
At least 7 people die as severe rainstorms trigger flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fierce rainstorms battered neighboring Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria on Tuesday, triggering flooding that caused at least seven deaths, including two holidaymakers swept away by a torrent that raged through a campsite in northwestern Turkey. Turkish Interior...
US official voices hope North Macedonia will be able to proceed with EU membership bid
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A senior U.S. State Department official on Friday voiced hope that North Macedonia will be able to approve politically difficult constitutional changes that would help its bid to join the European Union. Gabriel Escobar, Deputy Assistant Secretary for...
7 arrested as authorities fear Greece may be targeted by violent soccer supporters' gangs
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Police in northern Greece on Thursday detained seven Romanian men carrying knives and protective gear, amid concerns that a deadly soccer-related attack this week could attract more groups of violent supporters from around Europe. The seven men were...
